Hand oil-can.



PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

G H THOMAS HAND 01L CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1905 v WITNESS ESE INVENTOH fe'aryefifffimnmv BY 7 PATENT oiuuon.

GEORGE H. THOMAS, or ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

HAND OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

Application filed June 22, 1905. Serial No. 266,531.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. TnoMAs, a subject of the King of Great.Britain, and a resident of Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Hand Oil-Can, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to oil-cans; and it consists substantially in thedetails of construction and combinations of parts hereinaftermorearticularlydescribed, and pointed out in the dlaims.

The invention has reference more especially to oil-cans (commonly knownas squirt-cans) of the type ordinarily employed by mechanics and othersfor applying oil to the Working parts of machinery to lubricate the sameand one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide astructure of this kind of an embodiment overcoming numei'ousdisadvantages and objections frequently encountered in the use of otherstructures hitherto devised for similar purposes.

A further object is to provide an oil-can of the character referred towhich is simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive tomanufacture, besides being effective and reliable in use and ossessingthe capacity for long and repeated service.

The above and additional objects are attained by means substantiallysuch as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a vertical sectional view of an oil-can embodying my improvements.Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the discharge-nozzle for the can toillustrate more fully the exterior construction thereof. Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the structure. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thedischarge-nozzle for the can, showing the same in inverted position toshow the inner terminal of the passage extending diagonally throughthe'base member of the nozzle; and Fig. 5 is a sectional bottom planView taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Before proceeding with a more detailed description it may be stated thatin the form of my lmprovements herein shown I employ an oil-cancomprising av plurality of compartments in which oils of diflt'erentkinds may be contained, special means being employed for bringing eitherone of said com artments into communication with the disc arge-nozzle ofthe can at will While closing communication of the other compartmenttherewith, thus to enable either of the oils within the can to'beejectedor squirted through the dischargp-nozzle in the ordinary way, as byflexing t e bottom of the can inwardly with the thumb or finger of thehand. The dischargenozzle I employ is of special construction to ada tit for the purposes of myinvention, and

w e I have herein represented my improve ments in a certain preferredembodiment it will be understood, of course, that I am not limitedthereto in precise detail, since immaterial changes therein may beresorted to coming within thescope of my invention.

Reference being had to the drawings by the designating charactersthereon, 1 re resents the body of the can, preferably of tl ie usualconical form upwardly and divided interiorly into compartments 2 and 3by means of a vertically-extending partition 4. (See Fig. 1.) The upperend of the can is closed by a top 5, having therein an opening 6, havingcommunication with the compartment 2, and another opening 7,. havingcommunication with the compartment 3 of the can. As will be understood,the can may be variously constructed in practice; but, as herein shown,I prefer to surround the outer edge of the top 5 therefor with anannular upstanding flange 8, which is threaded exteriorly at 9 and whichis fitted with a cap 10, having the annular flange 11 gage with thecorresponding threads of the said flange 8. The said cap 10 is providedcentrally with an opening 12, through which extends the discharge-nozzle13 for the can, said nozzle being herein shown as provided with a basemember 14, having therethrough a diagonally-extending passage 15, theupper terminal of which is in communication with the interiorof the saiddischarge-nozzle, as shown in Fig. 1'. The base member 14 of thedischarge-nozzle 13 is rotatable within the annular flange 8 of the top5 of the can, and in order to maintainthe bottom thereof in closefrictional contact with the upper surface of the said top 5 I" employany simple form of thereof internally threaded, as shown, to enpressuredevice (herein shown as a spring 16) charge-nozzle 13 and its basemember 14 to turn more or less easily to bring the inner terminal of thediagonally-extending passage 15 within the said base memberintocommunication with either one of the openings 6 or 7, com municatingwith the hereinbefore-mentioned compartments 2 and 3 of the can, as willbe apparent. It will thus be seen that oils of different kinds may becontained within the compartments 2 and 3 of the can, and whenever it isdesired to use or employ either one of these oils for any of thepurposes for which the same is ordinarily employed -it is simplynecessary to turn the discharge-nozzle and its base member to bring thesaid inner terminal of the diagonally-extending passage 15 intocommunication with either the opening Ger 7, whereupon by a properfleXure of the bottom of the can quantities of oil of the particularkind required may be caused to be discharged or ejected from the end ofthe discharge-nozzle in an obvious manner. Simultaneously with theopening up of communication of the said diagonallyextending passage withone of the openings in the top 5 of the can the other opening therein isclosed to communication with the discharge-nozzle, thus absolutelysealing the contents of the compartment belonging thereto against anydischarge therefrom of the oil which it contains.

As a means for visually indicating at any time the particularcompartment of the can with which the diagonally-extending passage 15 ofthe base member 14 of the discharge-nozzle 13 may be in communication Ipreferably place on the upper surface of the cap 10 the name of theparticular oil con tained within each of the compartments, andsurrounding the discharge-nozzle 13 at a suitable point thereof is aflange or ring 17,rigid therewith and provided with a pin 18, extendingvertically therethrough and occupying such position relatively to thetwo compartments 2 and 3 that when the discharge-nozzle and its basemember are turned in one direction or the other the pin 18 willindicate-that the diagonally-disposed passage member 15 of the basemember. 14 of the discharge-nozzle is in communication with one or theother of the compartments. The said flange or ring 17 also serves as ahand-grasp for effecting the turning of the discharge-nozzle and itsbase member in one direction or the other, as already explained and forthe purposes specified.

Whenever it is necessary to refill either one or both of thecompartments of the can, it is simply necessary to remove the cap 9 andspring 16, together with the discharge-nozzle and its base member; butthe full or entire removal thereof is not always necessary for suchpurposes.

It will be seen that the parts of the can may be separated the one fromthe other either for the purposes of cleansing or repair and also thatthe device possesses many advantages in points of simplicity,convenience, and economy.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An oil-can comprising plural compartments for oilsof different kinds, a rotatable discharge-nozzle for the can, meanswhereby the discharge-nozzle may be brought into communication witheither of said compartments and closed to the other, and a pressuredevice for regulating the turning of said nozzle.

2. An oil-can comprising plural compartments for oils of differentkinds, a rotatable discharge-nozzle for the can, means whereby thedischarge-nozzle may be brought into communication with either of saidcompart ments and closed to the other, a pressure device for regulatingthe turning of the nozzle, and means for adjusting the pressure device.

3. An oil-can comprising two compartments, and a top therefor having anopening therein for each compartment, a threaded flange standingupwardly from the edge of the top, a rotatable discharge-nozzle having abase memberseating upon said top and provided with a passage extendingdiagonally therethrough from the interior of the nozzle, a cap screwingupon said flange and a pressure device between the cap and said basemember.

4. An oil-can comprising two compartments, and a top therefor having anopening therein for each compartment, a threaded flange standingupwardly from the edge of the top, a rotatable discharge-nozzle having abase memberseating upon said top and provided with a passage extendingdiagonally therethrough from the interior of the nozzle, a cap screwingupon said flange and a spring between the cap and said base member.

5. An oil-can comprising two compartments and a top therefor, having anopening therein for each compartment, a threaded flange standingupwardly from the edge of the top, a rotatable discharge-nozzle having abase memberseating upon said top and provided-with adiagonally-extending passage therethrough from the interior of thenozzle, a pressure device for said base member and means for regulatingthe same.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. GEORGE I'I. THOMAS.

Vitnesses E. EVERETT ELLIs, J NO. M. BITTER.

